How to Burn CDA Files

Art Corvelay Updated February 21, 2017

CDA files, or CD-Audio files, are files that can only be played off a CD. However, if you are a Windows user and want to make copies of CDA files from one CD to another, you can do so using Windows Media Player. Similarly, if you're a Mac user, you can make copies of CDA files using iTunes. The process of burning a CD with CDA files is twofold. You must first rip the CDA files from the original CD source. Once ripped, you can burn the files back onto a blank CD.

Insert a blank writable CD into the CD burning drive of your computer.

Click on the CD in the left column of iTunes. Click the "Import CD" button in the lower-right corner of the screen. The audio files from the CD are imported into your iTunes library.

Eject the audio CD and insert a blank CD into the disc drive of your Mac.

Create a new playlist in iTunes by clicking the "Plus" icon in the lower-left corner of iTunes.

Drag the files you previously ripped from the audio CD into the playlist. To do this, click "Recently added" in the left column of iTunes. Select the songs and drag them into the newly created playlist.

Click the "Burn CD" button in the lower-right corner of the window. The files are burnt onto the blank CD.

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About the Author

Art Corvelay is a freelance writer for demand studios who has been writing and editing for five years. He holds a Ph.D. in technical communication and teaches courses in writing and editing at the university level.